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The discourse of desperation : late 18th and early 19th century letters by paupers, prisoners, and rogues /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Timmis, Ivor (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Series:Routledge studies in linguistics.
Subjects:
Poor > England > Correspondence > History > 19th century.
Charity > History > 19th century.
English language > Rhetoric > History > 19th century.
English letters > 19th century > History and criticism.
Letter writing > England > History > 19th century.
Written communication > England > History > 19th century.
Literacy > Social aspects > England > History > 19th century.
1800-1899
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Methodology and Sources
  • The Poor Law: origins, attitudes and effects
  • Education and the Eighteenth-Century Poor
  • Literacy in the Community
  • Formulaic sequences: a dual strategy for the uncoached writer
  • Norms, Standards and Prestige
  • Discourse and Rhetoric
  • Conclusion.